AL
Jacksonville State University
2.61 incidents / 1,000 students
Jacksonville, AL · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Jacksonville State University
Across 2022–2024, Jacksonville State University reported 36 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: University of North Alabama.
- 2.61
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,205
- Rank of 2,072
- #37
- AL rank
- 9,955
- Enrolled students
2.61 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Jacksonville State University reports 2.61 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 61% below Colorado Christian University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Colorado Christian University (0.60/1k); Ferris State University (6.43/1k); William Paterson University of New Jersey (1.81/1k); Odessa College (0.10/1k); Prairie View A & M University (24.29/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes University of North Alabama (3.04/1k); University of Alabama in Huntsville (1.87/1k); Alabama A & M University (5.62/1k); University of West Alabama (1.17/1k); Troy University (0.37/1k); Samford University (0.98/1k); University of South Alabama (3.21/1k); Auburn University at Montgomery (2.11/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 2.61
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,205
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 58%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 11
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 101480 · Jacksonville State University 2.61/1k score rate · #1,205/2,072
RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-MID 2.61/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,205/2,072
- ST-MID #37 in state
- ABOVE-PEER William Paterson University of · +0.80
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 83%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-MID 9,955
- FIRE-REPORT 7 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: William Paterson University of New Jersey (-0.80/1k)
Jacksonville State University sheet RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT · peer William Paterson University of New Jersey. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-MID · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is William Paterson University of New Jersey (-0.80/1k). National rank #1,205 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Jacksonville State University reports 2.61 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 61% below Colorado Christian University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Colorado Christian University (0.60/1k); Ferris State University (6.43/1k); William Paterson University of New Jersey (1.81/1k); Odessa College (0.10/1k); Prairie View A & M University (24.29/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes University of North Alabama (3.04/1k); University of Alabama in Huntsville (1.87/1k); Alabama A & M University (5.62/1k); University of West Alabama (1.17/1k); Troy University (0.37/1k); Samford University (0.98/1k); University of South Alabama (3.21/1k); Auburn University at Montgomery (2.11/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Jacksonville State University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Jacksonville on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Odessa College · lowest peer 0.1
Odessa College — lowest peer
0.1 per 1,000 students
- Colorado Christian University · near 0.6
Colorado Christian University — near
0.6 per 1,000 students
- William Paterson University of · near 1.81
William Paterson University of New Jersey — near
1.81 per 1,000 students
- Jacksonville State University · this campus 2.61
Jacksonville State University — this campus
2.61 per 1,000 students
- Prairie View A & · highest peer
Prairie View A & M University — highest peer
24.29 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Jacksonville State University's 2.61/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Jacksonville State University decreased from 19 to 11 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 32 AL 4-year peers in this comparison, Jacksonville State University is larger than 77% and safer-reporting than 42% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 32
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 74, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 48
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 71, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 16
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 68, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 52
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 84, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 65, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 87, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 29
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 45
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 55, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 52, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 65
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 48, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 45, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 90, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 35, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 26
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 32, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 29, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 26, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 55
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 23, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 13
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 16, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 13, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 10, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 68
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 10
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 23
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 35
- Jacksonville State Univers…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 77, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville Bible College | 98 | 0.00 | 0 | 68 |
| Heritage Christian University | 178 | 0.00 | 3 | 68 |
| South University-Montgomery | 303 | 0.00 | 6 | 68 |
| United States Sports University | 367 | 0.00 | 10 | 68 |
| Herzing University-Birmingham | 444 | 0.00 | 13 | 68 |
| Stillman College | 731 | 13.68 | 16 | 0 |
| Talladega College | 760 | 6.58 | 19 | 13 |
| Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine | 778 | 0.00 | 23 | 68 |
| Huntingdon College | 892 | 1.12 | 26 | 55 |
| Spring Hill College | 919 | 13.06 | 29 | 6 |
| Miles College | 1,180 | 13.56 | 32 | 3 |
| Jacksonville State University (this campus) | 9,955 | 2.61 | 77 | 42 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Jacksonville State University fell from 19 to 11 (-42%). The increase shows up in Fondling (1 to 5). Falling over the same period: Burglary (13 to 1).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Jacksonville State University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Rape, Fondling and Motor Vehicle Theft.
The remaining 7 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Incest and Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyJacksonville State University: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 83% (6 → 11 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| Rape | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Fondling | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 2 | 22 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 4 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 2 | 44 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 1 | 14 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 2 | 49 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 13 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
Jacksonville State University vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
CO
Colorado Christian University
0.60 incidents / 1,000 students
MI
Ferris State University
6.43 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Jacksonville State University sits on price and outcomes
At $14,279, Jacksonville State University's reported average net price is cheaper than 43% among 65 Alabama colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $15,258.
- $14,279
- average net price
- $15,258
- Alabama median
- 1.8×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $5,711
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $12,472 for families reporting under $30,000 against $18,183 above $110,000, a difference of $5,711. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $14,279 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $40,158, roughly 2.8 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $12,894
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $23,334
- Avg Net Price
- $14,279
- Median Debt
- $22,189
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 43%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- SAT Average
- 1059
- SAT Math Range
- 500-660
- ACT Average
- 20
- ACT Range
- 17-24
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 53%
- Retention Rate
- 65%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $40,158
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $45,235
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 58%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 795 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Colorado Christian University
Lakewood, CO · 9,951 enrolled
Safety Score 0.60
Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI · 9,959 enrolled
Safety Score 6.43
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ · 9,942 enrolled
Safety Score 1.81
Odessa College
Odessa, TX · 9,981 enrolled
Safety Score 0.10
Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, TX · 9,922 enrolled
Safety Score 24.29
Closest by National Rank
Jacksonville State University (national rank #1205) sits near Wilson College (#1206) and West Liberty University (#1204) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Jacksonville State University, both outside AL so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Colorado Christian University
Lakewood, CO · 9,951 enrolled
Safety score 0.60
Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI · 9,959 enrolled
Safety score 6.43
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ · 9,942 enrolled
Safety score 1.81
Odessa College
Odessa, TX · 9,981 enrolled
Safety score 0.10
Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, TX · 9,922 enrolled
Safety score 24.29
Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT · 9,997 enrolled
Safety score 2.70
Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus
Gurabo, PR · 9,909 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Murray State University
Murray, KY · 10,020 enrolled
Safety score 2.59
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
West Liberty University
West Liberty, WV · 2,299 enrolled
Safety score 2.61
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT · 3,838 enrolled
Safety score 2.61
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
Canton, NY · 3,459 enrolled
Safety score 2.60
Wilson College
Chambersburg, PA · 1,907 enrolled
Safety score 2.62
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY · 26,689 enrolled
Safety score 2.62
The University of Tampa
Tampa, FL · 11,433 enrolled
Safety score 2.62
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT · 14,476 enrolled
Safety score 2.63
California State University-East Bay
Hayward, CA · 12,326 enrolled
Safety score 2.60
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Jacksonville State University safe?
Jacksonville State University has a safety score of 2.61 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,205 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Colorado Christian University (0.60/1k). Same-state same-level set: University of North Alabama (3.04/1k); University of Alabama in Huntsville (1.87/1k); Alabama A & M University (5.62/1k); University of West Alabama (1.17/1k); Troy University (0.37/1k); Samford University (0.98/1k); University of South Alabama (3.21/1k); Auburn University at Montgomery (2.11/1k).
What crimes are reported at Jacksonville State University?
For calendar year 2024, Jacksonville State University reported Fondling (5), Rape (4), Burglary (1) and Motor Vehicle Theft (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Jacksonville State University compare to similar schools?
Jacksonville State University reports 61% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Colorado Christian University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Colorado Christian University (0.60/1k); Ferris State University (6.43/1k); William Paterson University of New Jersey (1.81/1k); Odessa College (0.10/1k); Prairie View A & M University (24.29/1k). Same-state same-level set: University of North Alabama (3.04/1k); University of Alabama in Huntsville (1.87/1k); Alabama A & M University (5.62/1k); University of West Alabama (1.17/1k); Troy University (0.37/1k); Samford University (0.98/1k); University of South Alabama (3.21/1k); Auburn University at Montgomery (2.11/1k).
Does Jacksonville State University have fire safety data?
Yes. Jacksonville State University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 7 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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